ON PODCAST 152 DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT Japan’s Space Debris Challenge, the expanding role of Facial Recognition in Japan, and Dedollorization with Japan’s Central Bank scrambling to uderstand why. Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com SHOW NOTES STRANGE ITEM Japan startup reveals 'world's first' close-up space debris image COVID Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil. SOCIETY 5.0 Launch of edge facial recognition system for industrial PCs that promotes DX in factories and offices Triple Eyes - Setagaya Ward Adopts AI Facial Recognition System AIZE for Attendance Management (Triple Eyes Orig) DXYZ's facial recognition system packaged with Mitsubishi Estate's comprehensive smart home services Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages? Japan’s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050   Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners SUPPLY CHAIN WAR Balikatan to stir up new trouble as it lures Japan China coast guard confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area Another US precision-guided weapon falls prey to Russian electronic warfare, US says Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war? DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN Russia, China reach near complete de-dollarization in bilateral trade